Hooray for Hollywood

I’m married to a working actress, and it’s been a fun trip watching her go from community theatre to the big screen. I’ve been along for the ride and would love to regale you about all my important contributions, but, really, they could be written on the back of a postage stamp, she’s got the talent and done the work, not me. Anybody who knows me, knows I have zero artistic talent, I can’t sing, can’t dance, can’t act-- hell, on most days, I have trouble walking in a straight line. In-person auditions for TV, movies and commercials are rare anymore, most are done on videotape from home. Because of this, Ann has hijacked the upstairs bonus room and turned it into a recording studio, full of lights, microphones, and all kinds of secret shit--I’m not even allowed up there without adult supervision. So, my contribution to her career has been as a “reader”, the person who reads the opposing lines in an audition. I go upstairs to the secret chamber and read the lines of the opposing character(s) in the script. I’ve been everything from T Rex to a junior high cheerleader as a “reader”.  A good audition seldom gets done in one “take’, so it can get a little monotonous doing it again and again. I can only do so many “takes” and then I’ll start screwing around with lines to entertain myself. The attached video is one of those days I was clowning around and got my ass chewed…. Hooray for Hollywood !!!